“Mountain Lion, Apple’s next version of OS X (10.8), is due any day now (with the latest rumors pointing to a July 25th release date). This means now’s the perfect time to prepare your Mac for the smoothest upgrade transition,” Melanie Pinola reports for Lifehacker.
“When Mountain Lion becomes available, you’ll be able to download and install it from the Mac App Store for $19.99 and get it up and running in about 30 minutes,” Pinola reports. “However, operating system upgrades aren’t always so simple, so doing a few maintenance tasks beforehand can save you frustration later.”
Pinola reports, “Mountain Lion only requires 8GB of disk space, but even if you’re not running out of room on your hard drive, it’s a good idea to clear your Mac of all the useless applications, temporary files, and other space wasters so you don’t carry them over to your new setup.”
Much more in the full article – recommended – here.